William Contreras powers Braves past Marlins

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William Contreras hit two opposite-field solo homers and Kyle Wright tossed five shutout innings as the visiting Atlanta Braves held on for a 4-3 win over the Miami Marlins on Saturday.

Miami scored an unearned run in the eighth to pull within 4-2 before Garrett Cooper delivered a run-scoring double off Kenley Jansen in the ninth. The Marlins had two runners on and two outs before Jansen struck out Jorge Soler for his 10th save.

It was Contreras' second multi-homer game of the season for the Braves, who have won three of their last four.

Wright (4-2) allowed two hits with three walks and six strikeouts while throwing 91 pitches.

Cooper had three hits for the Marlins, who lost…